Prisons Act 2015

Repeals and revocation

3. (1) The following enactments are repealed:

(a) the Prevention of Crime Act 1908 ;

(b) sections 10 and 11 of the Criminal Justice Administration Act 1914 ;

(c) sections 12 and 13 of the Criminal Justice Act 1960 ;

(d) sections 6 and 7 of the Prisons Act 1970 ;

(e) section 1 (1) of the Criminal Law (Jurisdiction) Act 1976 .

(2) The repeal of the enactments specified in subsection (1) shall not affect the lawfulness of—

(a) the detention of any person sentenced to detention in, or

(b) the remand of any person remanded to,

Saint Patrick’s Institution pursuant to any of those enactments before the coming into operation of this section.

(3) The Saint Patrick’s Institution Regulations 1960 ( S.I. No. 224 of 1960 ) are revoked.